An Ethiopian maid in United Arab Emirates speaks to Al Jazeera about the abuses she suffered under her employer. Just like thousands of other maids in the Middle East, our sister was offered a job, a regular wage and a safe place to live, instead maids are regularly raped, battered, abused by their employers and brokers.

Our Ethiopian sister tells Al Jazeera that, her employer asked her to pick up trash and when she bent to pick up the trash, her employer poured boiling water on her and started beating her. Unfortunately such horrible stories in the Middle East are far too common, what is new here is, we often don't get to hear direct from the victims. Thanks to Al Jazeera, it exposed the horrible situation our sisters are facing in the Middle East.

What you are about to watch is a disturbing footage from Qatar based Al Jazeera.
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Ethiopian Embassy To The United Arab Emirates Dubai

Head of the Mission :Ato Abdullahi Yusuf Ambassador Extraordinary and plenipotentiary.